Owners Marita and Warren Jowett are committed conservationists with an interest and involvement in conservation.

Warren is an experienced environmental educator and skilled photographer. He has an M.Sc degree in botany and biogeography and a teacher of biology and ecology. A secondary school principal for nine years and the founding president of the New Zealand Association for Environmental Education, Warren is also a licentiate of the Photographic Society of New Zealand ( LPSNZ).

Marita was also a teacher who specialised in home economics, tourism and hospitality. She loves preparing and presenting food and enjoys sharing this interest with guests.